InnovMetric
is pleased to announce that it will hold the first edition of its
PolyWorks Macro Contest at the IPUM 2008. The competition is open to
all users of PolyWorks worldwide. A jury will select 5 macros to be
presented at the IPUM banquet dinner. The winner will be voted by the
audience.

To enter the contest, you need to prepare a 2-minute video showing the
PolyWorks macro in action, along with a short text description of the
application for which the macro was developed.

If you are interested in participating, simply contact
Email Contactbefore May 1, 2008.

Preparations
for IPUM 2008 are going great, with many PolyWorks users, distributors,
and prospects already registered. This event will be a unique
opportunity to learn the new features of PolyWorks V11 and to discover
the new 3D digitizing technologies with more than 20 manufacturers
demonstrating their equipment.

IPUM 2008 will also feature several presentations by PolyWorks users sharing their real-life applications with the audience.

Keynote speakers already confirmed:

Dr. Lay Knoerr, General Motors and Dr. Luis Guzman, University of MichiganFeature-Based GD&T with Modes of Variation

In sheet metal inspection, a common task consists of inspecting the
trimmed edges of a part, whether they are the external shape of the
part or internal shapes such as circles, slots, polygons, etc.

A new function has been introduced in PolyWorks 10.1 for scanning the
trimmed edges of sheet metal parts. This new function can inspect outer
as well as inner edges.

PolyWorks extracts, in real-time, the points located on the
theoretical sharp edge boundary. Curve-based features such as circles
and slots may directly be fitted to these boundary points giving you
fast, efficient, and accurate results.

InnovMetric's
Application Specialists have prepared an exercise-oriented and
video-based guide, designed to help you learn probing basics using the
PolyWorks/Inspector Probing package.

The sheet metal part and the datasets required to perform these
exercises are available on the "Learning Guide CD" included in each
PolyWorks box. The exercises and videos are also available from the
"Tutorials" section of InnovMetric's Technical Support Zone.

PolyWorks 10.1 New Features Brochure

With the release of PolyWorks 10.1, InnovMetric has prepared a
new brochure that describes some of the new features. This brochure is
an excellent tool when promoting the renewal of support/maintenance
contracts, as it shows the benefits of upgrading to the latest
PolyWorks release.